The Book of Amos

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The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw
concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of
Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

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And he said, YAHUVEH will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from
Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of
Carmel shall wither.

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Thus saith YAHUVEH: For three transgressions of Damascus, yea, for four,
I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed
Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:

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but I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it shall devour
the palaces of Ben-hadad.

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And I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from
the valley of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of
Eden; and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith
YAHUVEH.

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Thus saith YAHUVEH: For three transgressions of Gaza, yea, for four, I
will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away
captive the whole people, to deliver them up to Edom:

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but I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the
palaces thereof.

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And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the
sceptre from Ashkelon; and I will turn my hand against Ekron; and the
remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Master YAHUVEH.

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Thus saith YAHUVEH: For three transgressions of Tyre, yea, for four, I
will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the
whole people to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:

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but I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre, and it shall devour the
palaces thereof.

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Thus saith YAHUVEH: For three transgressions of Edom, yea, for four, I
will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his
brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear
perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:

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but I will send a fire upon Teman, and it shall devour the palaces of
Bozrah.

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Thus saith YAHUVEH: For three transgressions of the children of Ammon,
yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they
have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they may enlarge their
border.

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But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the
palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the
day of the whirlwind;

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and their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together,
saith YAHUVEH.